We all know what a cold weather wiener I am once the temps dip into the 40s, and just for the record, I’m now inside on the bike more than outside on the streets. These last few weeks, if I get one run a week, I feel like I’ve won the lottery. You know my […]
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I’ve managed three runs in the last three weeks. BOOOOOOO. I can’t even believe that’s the truth, but there it is. Yesterday, while running my neighborhood, it was a feeling of pure gratitude. Grateful I hadn’t forgotten how to tie my laces, grateful the sun was shining and the air was warm, and grateful that […]
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In the mood for a fun Thanksgiving Day run? Who isn’t?! Check this out: The Great Turkey Challenge Times are 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Perfect timing! Go run, donate a turkey, then get home in time for your own turkey dinner (that is if you’re lucky enough to have someone else cooking!) Sadly, I […]
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Spectator, that’s me. How strange it was to work our way (Husband and Dex The Wonder Pup came along!) to the streets of downtown to watch the Rock and Roll marathoners and 1/2 marathoners do their thang, instead of actually participating myself. It felt oddly restraining and made me want to bolt out into the […]
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We are FIVE days out! FIVE DAYS!!! Anyone else excited? The preparations are over, the long, hot, training days of summer are over (thank you Jesus!), and the wait is almost over. For all you runners and walkers, let me be the first to wish you a safe and successful event. May the streets be […]
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I am injured. There I said it. It pains me to say it, to write the words that I’ve been thinking, but the reality is, I am injured. My injury is a re-injury of an old foot injury. Injury injury injury! Boooooo. This training season has been a hell of a ride. I’ve endured illness […]
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With only twoish weeks of training left before the Rock and Roll Marathon on the 14th, many are just praying to stay injury-free or at the very least, keep what injuries they do have below the level of hurt that would signal a game ender. With injuries and pain in mind, let me throw a […]
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I already know my long run this week is gonna be tough. I had a long weekend at my 30th high school reunion, and let’s just say I didn’t get the proper rest, nor nutrition, that one should while training. Momma’s gonna pay. I feel it. But come on! 30 years is worth celebrating, right?! […]
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Four weeks. FOUR WEEKS! While we are four weeks out from the Rock and Roll Marathon; it’s crunch time, baby! Yesterday, Doc #3 advised me that SANIME surgery #3 will not be taking place in November, which obviously means that I IS RUNNIN’ the 1/2 on November 14th. Oh, Happy Day! It also means that […]
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As if my looming SANIME surgeries aren’t enough to mess with my training, I am now dealing with exercise-induced hives. YAY! At my yearly dermatology appointment with the ever lovely Dr. Beightler (have I ever mentioned she saved my life? cause she did. it’s just one of the reasons i lurv her), I told her […]
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